Lyrics are very important to me. Bruce Springsteen "Thunder Road", Menzinger's "The Obituaries" (the "I cursed my lonely memories with picture perfect imageries"-part as sooo good), Brand New's "Jesus Christ", Dylan's "Desolation Row", Gaslight Anthem's "Wooderson". Too many to mention, those were just a few

lyrics are poetry. i think that's an important point that people forget sometimes. also i have to admit it kinda bugs me when people say they "don't care about lyrics." if they weren't supposed to be there and didn't mean anything, they wouldn't be there. over the years i've learned to appreciate any style of lyrics. i've been doing it myself since i was 6 so i think i have a really good sense for that kind of thing. like the lyrics on Relationship of Command and Trout Mask Replica. i've dissected those to pieces

I like in that one song on Counterparts second record he says I am no longer a prophet cuz there last album was called Prophets and it fits with the theme of the record yeah I really like the lyrics on that record

importance of lyrics depends on style as well as certain band's approach to vocals within a style. ie lots of melvins lyrics are utter nonsense but it doesnt matter cause it sounds sweet. lots of rh lyrics too dont make any sense and are really abstract, because usually thom approaches voice as an instrument rather than the focal point of the music

Like the lyrics on As The Roots Undo sound cool as fuck, just the way they flow and word choice and what not, I don't know what a lot of it means but I don't give a fuck because the emotion comes from the music